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No one died following the Luh Twizzy challenge at the Mall of Africa. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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No one died following the Luh Twizzy challenge at the Mall of Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Durban – Hordes of teenagers storming the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg over the weekend has gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n

The Luh Twizzy challenge, inspired by TikTok, is where teenagers storm the mall, cause chaos and then leave.<\/p>\n

In one of the videos, the teenager are seen cramped on a single escalator as mall users take videos of them.<\/p>\n

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At the time of the incident, it was reported that one person had died.<\/p>\n

But management at Mall of Africa confirmed that no one died.<\/p>\n

The mall said it had a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive behaviours on its premises.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur utmost priority is to ensure that our shoppers, tenants and staff remain well protected whilst frequenting our shopping centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working closely with SAPS officials and our private security firm to investigate this matter further and to mitigate any future disruptions to our retail community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colonel Mavela Masondo said no case of murder or inquest had been opened.<\/p>\n

Ayanda Ntuli, a 702 Radio digital content producer, said the Luh Twizzys were fans of a rapper called Yeat and Playboi Carti.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans are mostly in high school and roam around and drink and smoke weed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey mostly wear black. Yeat has no links to these kids. He raps about cars and money.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the Luh Twizzy\u2019s generally have the latest clothes and phones.<\/p>\n

In June last year, thousands of teenagers stormed Montecasino in Fourways, north of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

Social media users have expressed dismay at the challenge:<\/p>\n

Valentine Thandolwethu Mabaso: \u201cYou should\u2019ve called police on all of them! Such disrespectful kids. They deserve criminal records.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thembisile Vanessa WamaGcina: \u201cWhat I witnessed on Saturday was very horrific. I couldn’t even do all I wanted to do cause I was with my 7 year old and 4 year old who got very much scared with all that was happening.To say I’m disappointed would be an understatement ‘I for one’ witnessed it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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